Tag search:biography

Jewish Sages of Today: Profiles of Extraordinary People

by Aryeh Rubin
Paperback, 2009
Tags
biography, authors, wisdom - study - learning
Collections
Adult Non-Fiction, Federation Collection
Barcode
4906
Status
Available
Call number
920.009 RUB

Sages of the Talmud: The Lives, Sayings and Stories of 400 Rabbinic Masters

by Mordechai Judovits
Hardcover, 2009
Tags
Betty's 100 Books, Talmud, biography
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
4555
Status
Available
Call number
296.125 JUD

A Picture Book of Harry Houdini

by David A Adler
Hardcover, 2009
Tags
perseverance, AR book - LG, ages 6-8, biography, magic, ages 9-12, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Series
Picture Book Biographies
Barcode
4040
Status
Available
Call number
E B HOU

Anne Frank: Her life in words and pictures from the archives of The Anne Frank House

by Menno Metselaar
Hardcover, 2009
Tags
Holocaust, courage - ometz lev, AR book - MG, teen - young adult, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha, anti-Semitism, biography, family, Anne Frank, Holocaust - refugees — 6 more, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, Netherlands, personal narratives - diaries - memoirs, sisters, World War II, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Biography (grades 6-12)
Barcode
4031
Status
Available
Call number
T B FRA

The Anne Frank Case: Simon Wiesenthal's Search for the Truth

by Susan Goldman Rubin
Hardcover, 2009
Tags
Simon Wiesenthal, Holocaust, AR book - MG, seeking justice, anti-Semitism, biography, Holocaust - survivors, World War II, Austria, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
3986
Status
Available
Call number
J 940.5318 RUB

In Defiance of Hitler: The Secret Mission of Varian Fry

by Carla Killough McClafferty
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
Holocaust, teen - young adult, courage - ometz lev, AR book - MG+, biography, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, World War II, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Biography (grades 6-12)
Barcode
4039
Status
Available
Call number
T B FRY

Portraits of Jewish American Heroes

by Malka Drucker
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
AR book - MG, social activism, women, biography
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
3853
Status
Available
Call number
J 973.0492 DRU

Love Every Leaf: The Life of Landscape Architect Cornelia Hahn Oberlander

by Kathy Stinson
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
biography, women, caring for the environment, perseverance, architecture, inner strength - gevurah, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Teen Biography (grades 6-12)
Barcode
4165
Status
Available
Call number
T B OBE

Odd Boy Out: Young Albert Einstein

by Don Brown
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, ALA Notable Children's Book, BCCB Blue Ribbon Book, AR book - LG, respecting differences, biography, science
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Barcode
1810
Status
Available
Call number
E B EIN

Steven Spielberg: Director of Blockbuster Films

by Laura Bufano Edge
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
ages 9-12, AR book - MG, biography, Steven Spielberg
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Series
People to Know Today
Barcode
1949
Status
Available
Call number
J B SPI

Naming Liberty

by Jane Yolen
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, ages 6-8, AR book - LG, generosity, perseverance, artists, biography, immigration and emigration, New York, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1565
Status
Available
Call number
E YOL

Henry Kissinger (Modern Peacemakers)

by Heather Lehr Wagner
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
biography, United States, ages 9-12, teen - young adult
Collection
Teen Biography (grades 6-12)
Series
Modern Peacemakers
Barcode
5515
Status
Available
Call number
T B KIS

Elie Wiesel: Messenger of Peace (Modern Peacemakers)

by Dr Heather Lehr Wagner
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
Holocaust, social activism, peace - shalom, tikkun olam - repairing the world, biography, Holocaust - survivors, authors, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, achrayut - responsibility, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Series
Modern Peacemakers
Barcode
4159
Status
Available
Call number
J B WIE

Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish

by Abigail Pogrebin
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 7, television, movies, biography, anthology, teen - young adult
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1387
Status
Available
Call number
T 920.009 POG

A Friend Called Anne

by Jacqueline van Maarsen
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
Anne Frank, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, ages 9-12, teen - young adult, Holocaust, anti-Semitism, biography, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, Netherlands
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1875
Status
Available
Call number
J B FRA

Hammerin' Hank the Life of Hank Greenberg

by Yona Zeldis McDonough
Paperback, 2006
Tags
baseball, AR book - LG, work ethic, athletes, biography, sports
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Barcode
6869
Status
Available
Call number
E B GRE

Hammerin' Hank: The Life of Hank Greenberg

by Yona Zeldis McDonough
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
baseball, AR book - LG, work ethic, athletes, biography, sports
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Barcode
5728
Status
Available
Call number
E B GRE

Hammerin' Hank: The Life of Hank Greenberg

by Yona Zeldis McDonough
Paperback, 2006
Tags
baseball, AR book - LG, work ethic, athletes, biography, sports
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Barcode
5187
Status
Available
Call number
E B GRE

Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini

by Sid Fleischman
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
perseverance, ages 9-12, AR book - MG, biography, magic, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Barcode
4097
Status
Available
Call number
J B HOU

Albert Einstein: The Jewish Man Behind the Theory

by Devra Newberger Speregen
Paperback, 2006
Tags
social activism, biography, science, Zionism, physics, teen - young adult
Collection
Teen Biography (grades 6-12)
Barcode
4244
Status
Available
Call number
T B EIN

Sandy Koufax (Sports Heroes & Legends)

by Matt Doeden
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
biography, AR book - MG, perseverance, athletes, baseball, sports, ages 9-12, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Series
Sports Heroes and Legends
Barcode
4282
Status
Available
Call number
J B KOU

Hammerin' Hank: The Life of Hank Greenberg

by Yona Zeldis McDonough
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
baseball, AR book - LG, work ethic, athletes, biography, sports
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Barcode
3408
Status
Available
Call number
E B GRE

Jewish Sports Stars : Athletic Heroes Past and Present

by David J. Goldman
Paper Book, 2006
Tags
biography, AR book - MG, taking care of one's body, athletes, baseball, sports
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
833
Status
Available
Call number
J 796.092 GOL

Albert Einstein

by Frieda Wishinsky
Paperback, 2005
Tags
AR book - MG, Albert Einstein, biography
Collections
Juvenile Biography, B'nai Jacob Collection
Series
DK Biography
Barcode
5927
Status
Available
Call number
J B EIN

Arguing the World

by Joseph Dorman Director
DVD, 2005
Tags
New York, philosophy, wisdom - study - learning, history - 20th century, biography
Collections
DVDs, Federation Collection
Barcode
5153
Status
Available
Call number
DVD 974.71 DOR

Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish

by Abigail Pogrebin
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 7, television, movies, biography, anthology
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
4416
Status
Available
Call number
920.009 POG

I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree: A Memoir of a Schindler's List Survivor

by Laura Hillman
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
aiding those in distress, Holocaust, AR book - UG, courage - ometz lev, anti-Semitism, biography, family, Holocaust - concentration camps, Germany, personal narratives - diaries - memoirs, World War II — 3 more, Holocaust - survivors, teen - young adult, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
4116
Status
Available
Call number
T 940.53 HIL

One Hundred and One Jewish Read Aloud Stories: Ten Minute Readings From the World's Best Loved Jewis

by Barbara Diamond Goldin
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 2 (1 story), derekh eretz - doing the right thing, mitzvah - mitzvot, Bible stories, biography, folklore - folktales - legends, short stories, teshuvah - repentance, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1353
Status
Available
Call number
J 808.8 GOL

Say It with Music: A Story about Irving Berlin

by Thomas Streissguth
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
composers, biography, Irving Berlin, AR book - MG, music
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Series
Creative Minds Biographies
Barcode
1910
Status
Available
Call number
J B BER

Anne Frank: Young Diarist

by Ruth Ashby
Paperback, 2005
Tags
ages 9-12, Holocaust, AR book - MG, anti-Semitism, biography, Anne Frank, Netherlands, Holocaust - hidden children
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Series
Childhood of World Figures
Barcode
1841
Status
Available
Call number
J B FRA

I Am Marc Chagall

by Bimba Landmann
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, biography, Marc Chagall, art, community - kehillah, AR book - LG, artists
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Barcode
1389
Status
Available
Call number
J B CHA

A Promise Fulfilled: Theodor Herzl, Chaim Weizmann, David Ben-Gurion, and the Creation of the State of Israel

by Howard Greenfeld
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
Sydney Taylor Notable Book, teen - young adult, CHAI Lit List Level 7, Linda Silver, AR book - UG, perseverance, anti-Semitism, biography, Israel, Israel - independence, Zionism — 5 more, Chaim Weizmann, Theodor Herzl, Israel - history, David Ben-Gurion, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1695
Status
Available
Call number
T 320.54 GRE

Dreamer from the Village: The Story of Marc Chagall

by Michelle Markel
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
Sydney Taylor Notable Book, ages 6-8, Linda Silver "Future Classic?", AR book - LG, community - kehillah, art, artists, biography, shtetl, Marc Chagall, Russia
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Barcode
1716
Status
Available
Call number
E B CHA

The journey that saved Curious George : the true wartime escape of Margret and H.A. Rey

by Louise Borden
Paper Book, 2005
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, ages 9-12, ALA Notable Children's Book, AR book - MG, cheerfulness, courage - ometz lev, animals, biography, France, World War II, Holocaust - refugees — 1 more, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Barcode
1501
Status
Available
Call number
J B REY

Sholom's treasure : how Sholom Aleichem became a writer

by Erica Silverman
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, ages 6-8, Linda Silver "Future Classic?", shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - LG, cheerfulness, biography, family, shtetl, Yiddish literature — 3 more, Sholem Aleichem, Ukraine, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Barcode
1561
Status
Available
Call number
E B ALE

Matzo Balls for Breakfast and Other Memories of Growing Up Jewish

by Alan King
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
biography, personal narratives - diaries - memoirs
Collections
Adult Non-Fiction, B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6376
Status
Available
Call number
305.892 KIN

Woman's Work: The Story Of Betty Friedan (Feminist Voices)

by Lisa Frederiksen Bohannon
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
women, biography, teen - young adult, feminism, AR book - MG+
Collection
Teen Biography (grades 6-12)
Barcode
5521
Status
Available
Call number
T B FRI

Bio: Yitzhak Rabin

by Biography Artist
DVD, 2004
Tags
Yitzhak Rabin, biography
Collections
DVDs, Federation Collection
Barcode
4782
Status
Available
Call number
DVD B RAB

Keeping the Promise: A Torah's Journey

by Tami Lehman-Wilzig
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
Ilan Ramon, Bergen-Belsen, astronaut, Israel, mensch - decent person, Holocaust, AR book - LG, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, courage - ometz lev, tzedakah - charity, Bar Mitzvah — 4 more, biography, Holocaust - concentration camps, Torah, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
2052
Status
Available
Call number
J 296.461 LEH

Steven Spielberg

by Tom Powers
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
Steven Spielberg, biography, movies, AR book - MG
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Barcode
1391
Status
Available
Call number
J B SPI

The Life and Times of Leonard Bernstein (Masters of Music: The World's Greatest Composers)

by Jim Whiting
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
community - kehillah, biography, music, composers
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Series
Masters of Music: The World's Greatest Composers
Barcode
4278
Status
Available
Call number
J B BER

The Hidden Life of Otto Frank

by Carol Ann Lee
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
biography, Holocaust - survivors, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Collection
Adult Biography
Barcode
6937
Status
Available
Call number
B FRA

The Life and Times of Irving Berlin

by Jim Whiting
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
composers, biography, Irving Berlin
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Series
Masters of Music: The World's Greatest Composers
Barcode
1914
Status
Available
Call number
J B BER

Niels Bohr: Physicist and Humanitarian

by Naomi Pasachoff
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
AR book - MG+, aiding those in distress, wisdom - study - learning, anti-Semitism, biography, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, Denmark, science, World War II
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Series
Great Minds of Science
Barcode
1828
Status
Available
Call number
J B BOH

Albert Einstein: A Life of Genius

by Elizabeth MacLeod
Paperback, 2003
Tags
ages 9-12, AR book - MG, wisdom - study - learning, biography, science
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Series
Snapshots: Images of People and Places in History
Barcode
1897
Status
Available
Call number
J B EIN

Abraham Joshua Heschel: Man of Spirit, Man of Action

by Or N. Rose
Paperback, 2003
Tags
ages 9-12, teen - young adult, tikkun olam - repairing the world, URJ Middle School list, social activism, love for Torah - Ahavat Torah, loving God, African American - Jewish relations, biography, interfaith relations, Jewish-Christian relations — 7 more, Judaism, philosophy, rabbis, race relations, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, diversity and inclusion, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Teen Biography (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1571
Status
Available
Call number
T B HES

Tali's Jerusalem Scrapbook

by Sylvia Rouss
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
Israel, Jerusalem, aiding those in distress, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, cheerfulness, rachamim - compassion and mercy, courage - ometz lev, faith in God, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, feeding the hungry, generosity — 27 more, honoring elders, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, kindness to animals, love for Torah - Ahavat Torah, loving God, optimism, tolerance, animals, Arab-Jewish relations, Bible, biography, birthdays, blindness, deafness, food, God, immigration and emigration, Intifada, Arab-Israeli conflict, Israel - children, mothers, music, prayer - tefillah, rabbis, songs, synagogues, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1704
Status
Available
Call number
E ROU

DK Readers: The Story of Anne Frank (Level 3: Reading Alone)

by Brenda Ralph Lewis
Paperback, 2002
Tags
ages 6-8, Anne Frank, biography, Holocaust
Collections
Juvenile Biography, B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5857
Status
Available
Call number
J B FRA

Heroes & Villains - Oskar Schindler

by John F. Wukovits
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
AR book - UG, aiding those in distress, biography, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, World War II
Collection
Teen Biography (grades 6-12)
Series
Heroes and Villains - Lucent
Barcode
4202
Status
Available
Call number
T B SCH

A Hero of Our Own: The Story of Varian Fry

by Sheila Isenberg
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
Holocaust - resistance and rescue, Holocaust - refugees, biography, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, World War II, World War II - United States
Collection
Adult Biography
Barcode
5528
Status
Available
Call number
B FRY
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